Nursing Advisement Information (Freshmen and Sophomore Years)

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Description of the Baccalaureate Program

The Lurleen B. Wallace College of Nursing offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree, which enables the program graduate to apply to take the registered nurse (RN) licensure examination. Students begin the nursing program by taking academic, core requirement courses (see plan of study below); a separate application is filed to request admission into the clinical portion (upper division) of nursing. Students are admitted to the upper division of nursing in the spring and fall of each year. Those seeking admission to nursing must contact the Director of Student Services at the College of Nursing at least three months prior to date of entry to establish records for acceptance and complete the application process.

Application deadlines for upper division are June 1 for Fall semester, and October 1 for Spring semester

Late applications are not accepted.

Admission Requirements

All applicants must have an ACT score on file. The ACT test must be completed within 5 years of the application deadline. JSU has ACT score guidelines for admission to the university as a freshman student but those policies for admission to JSU are unrelated to the subsequent use of the ACT for admission to the upper division nursing program.

Official transcripts from each college or university attended must be provided to the Jacksonville State University Admissions Office

Completion of all core requirement courses with "C" or better

Minimum 2.5 GPA on core requirement courses

Each student's record will be reviewed as a basis for acceptance

A student that has been enrolled in any upper division nursing program (RN or LPN) and was unsuccessful in progressing satisfactorily in that program is not eligible to apply

Students for whom English is not their native language must present TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) completed within four years and meet the College of Nursing TOEFL standard of: 560 for TOEFL written (paper-based), 220 for TOEFL CBT (computer based), or 83 for iBT (internet based).

Criminal background checks and drug screens are required for all nursing students.

The College of Nursing reserves the right to request information from any healthcare licensing agency, registry, or state board, to discover if any admitted student or applicant for admission has had adverse action against them related to employment or volunteer work, or any other involvement in patient care. Any findings of suspension, restriction, revocation, or any other adverse action taken by a board of nursing or any other certifying agency related to patient care will result in denial of admission or dismissal from the program.

See JSU Catalogue for more information regarding admission, denial of admission, and qualifications for RN licensure.